Sorry for the lack of update. I'm trying. I also apologize for the amount of typos that are in here. Didn't have the time to spell check it because I'm rushing to get it out there. Please as always review and leave suggestions. Hope you enjoy!
"I don't even know why I'm doing this." Brooke said fixing Adam up in a cute, clean outfit, "I'm clearly insane."
"You got that right." Seth appeared in the open door, "You're talking to yourself."
"I guess that's the first sign of insanity huh?" Brooke tried to smile but she was too busy fidgeting with her top to even recognize Seth's sarcasm.
"And you say you're fit to raise a child." Seth laughed being sarcastic again but Brooke was still busy fussing to not realize it.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Brooke shot up channeling all her anger towards Seth even though he hadn't done anything wrong.
"I was joking." Seth put his hands up defensively, "Chill momma."
"Seth," Ryan said entering the pool house too, "I think there are some comic books calling your name."
"Dude, comic books can't talk," He laughed and then saw Ryan's face, "Oh yeah. I hear them too."
"Are you alright?" Ryan said stepping closer to Brooke after Seth had taken the hint and left.
"Yeah I'm fine!" Brooke lied through her teeth, "Of course I'm not okay. This is Lucas we're talking about here. The backstabbing-cheating-with-my-best-friend Lucas."
"He seemed really sorry." Ryan sat down on his former bed and held one of Adam's toys, "I know he's really sorry."
"How do you know that?" Brooke sat down next to Ryan stroking Adam's soft head.
"Because I've been where he is. I had to choice between the woman I loved and the right thing to do." Ryan thought back on the whole Teresa Marissa problem.
"I don't want him to choice me because it's the right thing to do." Brooke sounded hurt. Even though Ryan thought he understood all this he didn't.
"That's not what I'm saying. I chose the 'right thing to do' and then I realized I was with the wrong person." Ryan lifted Brooke's chin so their eyes met, "I messed up but thankfully Marissa forgave me."
"Well I'm happy for you but this is all different." Brooke started pacing the room, "Teresa wasn't Marissa's best friend okay? Peyton was my best friend. Basically she was the only real friend I had."
"Just remember you're doing this for Adam. Put all those issues aside and focus on what's right for your son." Ryan pulled Brooke into a hug because he knew she needed a hug right now. He kissed her softly on the cheek and when he looked up he saw Lucas standing in the doorway with a bouquet of red roses, "Hey man."
Brooke pulled away from Ryan and just stared at Lucas. Lucas looked at Brooke with disgusted. She was living with this guy and his family. It all made sense. They were a couple and that's the only reason why this family took her in.
"Lucas, hi." Brooke stepped away from Ryan knowing how this looked.
"So how'd you do it Brooke?" Lucas stepped into the pool house dangling the bouquet in his hands.
"How'd I do what?" Brooke smoothed over her clothes making sure she looked okay.
"Get this guy roped into your pity train?" Lucas said laughing lightly. She had taken him for a fool but he outsmarted her again.
"Pity train?" Ryan stepped in not liking Lucas' tone.
"Why else would you two be together?" Lucas had been so naïve. Why hadn't he seen this earlier?
"Us together?" Brooke motioned between her and Ryan, "Luke, this is Ryan, my cousin Marissa's boyfriend."
"That hasn't stopped you before." Lucas felt like his heart was being torn apart. He came here to rekindle their love and she was hugging some other guy and this guy had a girlfriend.
"Lucas Scott, you better watch it." Brooke said warningly, "Ryan."
"Yeah, I'm going." Ryan walked with his focus anywhere but Lucas. He didn't want to make this any harder for Brooke that it already was, "I'll be in the house if you need me."
"Thanks Ryan." Brooke smiled gratefully but just wished he would leave.
"Can I hold him?" Lucas' eyes fell on Adam, who was playing happily on the bed.
"Yeah go ahead." Brooke lifted Adam up and handed him to Lucas, "Adam meet your dad."
"You're sure he's mine right?" Lucas held the child awkwardly.
"First of all, I'm not you and I didn't sleep around when we were together." Brooke said furiously, "Secondly, look at those eyes Luke. How can you think he'd not yours?"
"I was just checking." Lucas shifted Adam to a more comfortable position. "Haley and I are going back to Tree Hill tomorrow. We can get you packed up and ready for tomorrow so you can come back with us."
"I don't know if that's such a good idea." How could she just pick up and leave again.
"How is it not a good idea? We can work everything out back at home." Lucas didn't know how everyone would react though.
"We need to work this out here." Brooke wasn't only thinking of Adam, "I don't know if I can trust you."
"Brooke, I've changed. I promise you that." Lucas really studied Adam and he saw so much of himself and a lot of Brooke in him too.
"I want to believe you but I just can't" Brooke felt tears coming on. She wished she was still with Lucas everyday but she knew she needed to be careful with him.
"Then what are we going to do?" Lucas just wanted it all resovled so they could just go back to the way they had been.
"I wish I knew." Brooke was exhausted. She didn't want to deal with this stuff that a normal teenager didn't.
"Just come back to Tree Hill; come home and we'll work through this." Lucas stroked Adam's chocolate brown hair and waited for Brooke's response.
"This is more of a home to me that Tree Hill ever was. I can't just leave." The Cohen's had been more of a family than Brooke's had in her whole sixteen years.
"How will this work then?" God his last twenty-four hours had turned out being really crazy. First finding Brooke and then finding out he was a father. It was too much too fast.
"If you want to be part of Adam's life you have to come here. That's the only way this will work." As demanding as it was it was the only safe way.
"Can I use your phone?" Lucas said defeated, "I need to talk to my mom."
"Go ahead." Brooke motioned to the phone, "We'll leave you alone. Just come inside the house when you're done."
"Alright." Lucas said handing Adam back to Brooke. He watched as she walked out the door, leaving him alone in this stranger's pool house.
"So how'd it go?" Ryan asked as he saw Brooke and Adam come into the family room.
"He's calling his mom right now." Brooke plopped next to Seth, who paused his video game.
"I can just see that one," Seth laughed, "Hey mom guess what. I'm a daddy!"
"Karen would understand. She had Lucas when she was my age." Brooke tried to convince herself that Karen would understand but what mother in her right mind would understand that her seventeen year old son was a father.
"So how'd it go anyway?" Ryan just wanted to make sure Brooke was alright.
"He wants me to go back to Tree Hill with him." Brooke said remembering the conversation that had taken place a few minutes earlier.
"Are you going?" Seth asked before returning to his video game.
"No I can't go back there." Brooke sat Adam up in her lap and made him giggle.
"Good cause we need another girl around here." Seth said happily going back to his game.
"Brooke?" Lucas called from the door in the kitchen.
"I'm in here!" Brooke sat up straight and waited for him to find her.
"Hey." Lucas walked in surprised to see Seth and Ryan too.
"Lucas, this is Seth and you already know Ryan." Seth didn't really look away from his game to acknowledge Lucas.
"Guys dinner!" Kirsten yelled and when on one answered her she went to find them, "Guys?"
"In here Mom!" Seth looked away from his game for one second and he lost, "Look what you made me do now!"
"Oh I'm so sorry." Kirsten said sarcastically. She counted Seth, Ryan, Brooke, Adam and a very attractive stranger, "Um, hi I'm Kirsten."
"Lucas." Lucas said sticking his hand out uncomfortably.
"Hopefully everyone's hungry" Kirsten held up the overflowing bag of Chinese takeout.
"I'm starved!" Seth jumped up forgetting all about his lost game.
"Well I just need to finish with Lucas and then I'll be there." Brooke stood up and lead Lucas back to the pool house, "So what'd she say?"
"Well although she wants to meet her first grandchild she understands your point ond aggress that I need to be out here with you and Adam." Lucas ran his fingers through his hair.
"Guys the food is getting cold." Kirsten poked her head into the pool house, obviously she was spying on Brooke and it just showed again how she cared.
"Alright, we're coming." Brooke eyed Kirsten knowingly. It actually mae Brooke happy to know she spied on her; that's more than her mother had ever done.
"Brooke come with me to get an extra plate in the kitchen." Kirsten pulled her away as she handed Adam to Lucas.
"Lucy, you have some splaining to do." Sandy said in a voice that was so much like Seth.
"We ran into each other on the pier." Brooke suddenly felt strange explaining her life to these people she hardly knew.
"And?" Kirsten pried. This boy had caused Brooke so many tears yet here he was in their house acting like nothing happened between them.
"And we're working some things out." Brooke paused waiting to see if they'd interject but they didn't so she continued. "He's moving out here to be closer to us."
"Mom!" Seth yelled, "Dad! We're hungry! Bring in the food!"
"Coming Seth!" Kirsten grabbed the food and the extra plate and followed Brooke and Sandy into the dining room.
"We need to talk after dinner." Kirsten whispered to Brooke as she sat down. Brooke nodded as she sat across from Lucas who was sitting quietly next to Seth.
"So how was everyone's day?" Kirsten broke the silence.
"Good." Seth and Ryan answered in unison.
"Good." Kirsten's plan flopped so she settled with silence.
"Do you want me to take him?" Brooke watched as Adam squirmed and Lucas struggled, "He's just not used to you."
"Well he's going to have too." Lucas continued to struggle until finally Adam gave up and sat contently in Lucas' lap.
"Anyway." Seth said starting the conversation, "Summer's probably going to be coming over later."
"Really, that's nice Seth." Kirsten really wasn't interested in Seth right now, "Seth, Ryan clean the table. Brooke and Lucas, come with me."
"What's up Kirsten?" Brooke had never gotten a talking to by parents or anyone else. Well, there's a first time for everything.
"All of us need to talk about what's going to happen." Kirsten sat on the couch in the family room motioning for Brooke and Lucas to follow as Sandy leaned in the doorway.
